Dan Walters: Gavin Newsom Paddles to Political Right with 3 Notable Vetoes
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[Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] Nearly a half-century ago, while addressing a group of high school students, Gov. Jerry Brown enunciated his canoe theory of governance.
“The way you have to approach the political process is something like piloting a canoe,” Brown said in 1979, referring to his often abrupt changes of policy. “If you stand up on one side you’ll fall in.
First reported by Noozhawk.
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